Introducing the Cheryl Hilton Encore Entrepreneur Bursary
This past November, Cheryl Hilton – a valued member of the Volta community and participant of the first Volta Academy cohort – passed away after a courageous battle with cancer.
In honour of Cheryl's memory, we are launching a new Volta Academy bursary for senior entrepreneurs who show the same passion and entrepreneurial thinking that Cheryl exemplified. The Cheryl Hilton Encore Entrepreneur Bursary will cover the cost of participating in Volta Academy. Current or aspiring founders age 50 and above are eligible. Only one bursary is available. If you want to be considered for the bursary, please indicate your interest when completing the Volta Application form.
Check out a few of this semester's instructors:
Sarah Murphy, VP Growth at Harbr
Brian Jeffcock, Founder and Designer at PALAIS
Larry MacEachern, Facilitator and Brand Strategist
Matt Cooper, VP Product and Marketing at BlueLight Analytics
Mark Hobbs, Co-founder and CEO at Fundmetric
Key dates for the winter 2019 semester of Volta Academy:
Application deadline: January 10
Applicants selected and notified: January 14
First session: February 4
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